Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC)
Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC)
The Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council (BNMC) is the Regulatory Body and Focal Point from which all activities relating to nursing are managed. This includes all involved in nursing and midwifery education and practices. Though Regulation of Nursing education and practices is the responsibility of the Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council, Council works closely with the Directorate of Nursing Services in regulating Nursing and Midwifery Services.
The main responsibilities of the BNMC are:
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BANGLADESH NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
Pre-liberation (Before 1971):
Before partition nurses were being trained from three Junior Nursing Schools under the Bengal Nursing Council. The first professional Senior Nursing School was established in 1947 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, and managed by few Sister Tutors, Sister and Staff Nurses from Madras and India. The post of Superintendent of Nursing Services was created at that time under the Ministry of Health, Pakistan. A British Nurse who was the Metron of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, worked as the Superintendent of Nursing Services. After partition of the East Pakistan, the Nursing Council was established and the Superintendent of Nursing Services became the acting Registrar of that Council.
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